Fulci240 took the words outta' my mouth with the mentin of the transformation scene in American Werewolf In London. And yeah, when I saw Maniac in the theatre and got to see the shotgun scene for the first time, that really blew ME away too!

Allegedly, Savini was the stuntman for the scene, blowing the head off of his own dummy, with great effect. And in another mention of Savini's talents, I nominate the zombie who lost the top of his head to the chopper blade in the original Dawn Of The Dead.

I must mention: Ben-Hur, for matte paintings (1959); Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), for having the only realistic lizard-dinosaurs you'll ever see;The pre-special edition Star Wars trilogy (1970's-80's) for spaceships, and puppetry; E.T., for puppetry;Indiana Jones I, II, II;Back to the Future I,II,II;Planet of Dinosaurs, for stop-motion that still looks good (1979); and King Kong (1930's).